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Most County Candidates Face Opposition In Upcoming Primary (C ontinued From Page l-A) Union Primary School, now Union Elementary School. She joins retired music educator and former school board member George F. Wilson, (>6, also of Supply, on the ballot. The winner of that three-way contest will face Republican Eugene Hewett in November llewett. 71. is a member of the Brunswick Community College Hoard of Trustees and one of two minority candidates seeking ?,? ?!*.? u. i v iwuvn iv iiiv iiv?v?i I'uaiu. The other is District ! incumbent Thurman Cause. 5d. of Grissettown. who faces a primary challenge from ju venile service officer Olaf (Bud) Thorsen. 36. of Shallotte. The winner of that contest will facc Republican Rozell Hewett. a former commercial fisher man. former West Brunswick High School aquaculturc teacher and former Brunswick County commissioner. Hewett. 75. also served as chairman of (he Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority. In District 3. incumbent Bill Fairley, 40. a Sou(hpor( attorney, faces a Republican primary contest with Eric S. Pfeiffer. 34. of Yaupon Beach, who filed Monday. The winner of (hat primary will face Democrat William D. (Billy) Carter of Yaupon Beach. Carter. 54. a former Brunswick County manager, is making his second bid for the school board. He lost a Democratic primary race two years ago. School board Chairman Donna Baxter. 45. seeking a third term on the board, faces Democratic primary oppo sition from retired sheriff's civil officer Liston Hawcs, 57. The winner will Ik- challenged in November by Republican Pat Purvis Brown of Ash, a retired California educator and Ash native. District 5 school board member Yvonne Bright. 50, will face Democrat Glenda C. Browning of I .eland, a PTA leader and community activist, in the Nov. election. Democratic and Republican primaries are set among !hv)SC SvCivin^ t!iC ? .'Win \ Ml uiW CVMIU VI coillllltN* sinners, with the two winners on the November ballot. Incumbent Don Warren of Ocean Isle faces a primary contest with Randy Stanley of Shallottc. Douglas Simmons, a former long-time mayor of Calabash, filed Monday on the Republican ticket, creating a primary with Frances Ludlum Babson of Shallottc. In District 2. neither Democrat W.A. (Alfonza) Roach of Supply nort incumbent Commissioner Jerry Jones of Supply, a Republican, have primary contests. Successful primary candidates will also square off in November for the District 3 seat. Incumbent Wavland Vereen faces a Democratic party challenge from Louis A. Lewis of Supply, while the two Republican con tenders are former school board member Robert D. Slockett of Yaupon Beach and Ix'slic Collier of l>ong Beach. The winner of a District 4 Democratic primary be tween incumbent Tom B. Rabon Sr. of Winnabow and Sunset Sewer Referendum lo Proceed; (Continued From Page I-A) liamson told commissioners that if "So study, study and give some ficials weren't biting. they committed to the scoping study, environmental engineers a job. The Commissioner Debbie Fox point- it would encourage county commis- rainwater has to go somewhere, but ed out that the area proposed for sioners to spend money on the pro- I'm not sure the taxpayers could stormwater management was pri- ject. bear the cost of stormwater managc marily on the mainland "I'm all for "You people can encourage this ment." the best interests of the county." she kind of thing, but in the long run. on Engineer Finley Boney said each said, "but the municipalities would July 1 when the tax bills arrive, community has its own stormwater be funding a big part of this and they you're going to wish you hadn't management problem and that each are a small part of the area pro- done anything to encourage them." ought to solve its own. posed." He said he "can't see" how the "If the county is going into basin Building Inspector Druied Rober- stormwater problem on the main- management, it should do it with son noted Ocean Isle docs have land can get across ihc waterway, county money?if they do it." stormwater management concerns, while on the islands "the solution (to Debate Rages On At Sunset but said "1 hate to buy a pig in a managing stormwater) would be to Back at Sunset Beach, at a Mon poke." spend millions" that people can't af- day night public hearing on the scw Utilities Supervisor Odell Wil- ford to pay. er bond authorization, some citizens fil inf^rinti^nrl^nl il' For Funds -mmr -mm *w -<w mmmmm -?w ? ? -w* ? ? ? ? mm m I I VI (Continued From Page 1-A) cd and he was "grateful to receive some funding." He said he does not expect anyone to question the com missioners' legal authority to speci fy precisely how the money will be spent. "We'll take it," he said. "Any time you lose $308.(HK) and then get it back, that's great." The majority of the allocation will go toward the purchase of science laboratory equipment such as micro scopes, teacher demonstration ta bles, models, scales, measuring in struments, safety equipment, televi sions. videocassette players and computer interface equipment. Other departments will receive pro jectors, other audio-visual aids, computer software, calculators, wall maps, art supplies and shop tools. Individual school allocations in clude: West Brunswick High School. $44,619; South Brunswick High School, $44,419; Lcland l-.le mentarv. $30,482; Union Primary, $27,151; Shailotte Middle, $24.<KH); Lincoln Primary. $21,634; Southport Elementary. S16,(K)8; Bolivia Ele mentary. Si 1.532: North Brunswick High School. $9,965; Waccamaw Elementary. $9.7l>0; Supply Ele mentary. $7,620: and South Middle, $7,729. In other business the board: ?Agreed to have County Attor ney Mike Ramos research the best method of donating, selling or leas ing the old Iceland Library building to the Iceland Dixie Youth Baseball organization. Group President Bob by Child appeared at the meeting to make the request and assured the board that the building would also be made available to other local groups. ?Contracted with the county cafeteria to provide meals for the de partment of aging nutrition sites and its Meals-On-Wheels program. ?Voted to amend the zoning ordi nance to allow pre-1976 mobile homes to be moved to new locations within the county as long as they were here and connected to utilities as of Jan. 1, 1994. (See related sto ry) ? Re-appointed John Thompson, Mild, Wet Weather Expected South Brunswick Islands residents tan expect above-average temper atures and precipitation over the next few days, according to Shatlotte Point meteorologist Jackson Canady. Canady says temperatures will range from around 40 degrees at night to oil degrees during the day He expects about three-quarters of an inch of rain within the next week. For the period Feb. 1-7. Canady measured .13 inches of tain at Shal lotte Point. The daily average temperature during the period was 45 degrees, which is about 1 degree below normal, Canady said. The maximum high reading was 67 degrees on Feb. 7 and the mini mum low was 21 degrees on the third. The daily average high was 57 de grees and the average nightly low was 34 degrees. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE 6RUMSW(CK#BEAC0IM POST OFFICE BOX 2058 SHALLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28459 NOTICE: Reliable or consistent delivery cannot be guaranteed since this newspaper must rely on the U.S. Postal Service for delivery. We canjinly guarantee that your newspaper will be submitted to the poet office in Shallotte on Wednesday of the week of publication, in time for dispatch to out-of-town addressee that day. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: V Citizen In Brunswick County j6 30 _|5 30 N C Sales Tax 38 32 Postage Charge 3 68 3 68 TOTAL 10.36 9.30 Elsewhere in North Carolina _|6 30 J5.30 N C Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.86 13.80 Outside North Carolina j6.30 _j5.30 Postage Charge _a?5 .9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14 95 Comolete And Return To Ahnvp A<1dress Name Address City, State Zip H.G. Simmons and Chris Chappcll to the board of equalization and re view. ?Approved the allocation of a $50,000 cash match and $15,000 worth of in-kind service as its local share of the total project costs for planning services for a Town of Belville public access. ?Heard a request from Personnel Officer Starrie Grissett that the board consider adopting official policies for employees regarding sexual harassment, drug and alcohol abuse and certification requirements. No action was taken on the propos als. ?Appointed a nine-member com mittee of county emergency work ers, local fire and rescue personnel and area communications dealers to finalize plans and draft specifica tions for an upgrade of the county's emergency communications system. The board may seek advice from an outside consultant before approving a plan. ?Agreed to contract with the town of Northwest for building in spections. repeat challenger Tom Simmons of Boiling Spring I .akes will face Republican Pete Barnette of Iceland in November. Both Democrats and Republicans face primaries in District 5. Incumbent Donald Shaw's Republican prima ry opponent is former Leland mayor S.L. Doty. Con tending for the Democratic nomination are Michael A. Ballard of Leland. former school board member WW. (Bill) Sue of Leland and Dan Davis of Winnabow. The field of nominees 10 tcpiace ictiiiiig Biuns?i<-k County Sheriff John Carr Davis was set the first day of filing and hasn't changed. The winner of a four-way Democratic primary will face second-time Republican candidate James Brown of Southport. Filing for the two seats available on 13th District Superior Court bench has been extended until noon Tuesday. Feb. 18. The incumbents, both Democrats, have filed for re-election. As of Tuesday, no Republican candidates had filed, according to Johnnie McLean of the State Board of Elections office. The change was part of a recent federal judge's ruling that Superior Court judges are to be elected from their home districts, rather than statewide, to give Republicans a better chance for winning office. Of the four-member state legislative delegation, only Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. of Tabor City faces a challenge, lie is one of three hopefuls seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the IKth District seat, with no Republican opponent. In what may be the least conspicuous racc of the IW4 election year, no candidates have filed ter two at-large scats on the Brunswick County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors. I he seats are currently held by long-term members Harold Robinson of Supply and James D. Bellamy of Shallotte. Filing remains open in that special non-parti san election. A coir.plctc !:st of the csndidstcs for sf??** officc fo! lows:Clerk of Superior Court: incumbent Diana Morgan. Democrat; District Judge, 13th Judicial District (one seat): G. Phillip David, Whiteville, Tom Aldridge, Whiteville, and Wayne Ix>ng, Shallotte. Democrats; Superior Court Judge, 13th Judicial District (two seats): incumbents Chief Judge William C. Gore Jr. and D. Jack Hooks Jr.. Democrats. Filing remains open until noon Feb. I8. N.C. House of Representatives: 14th District (2 seats): incumbents E. David Redwinc, Ocean Isle, and Dewey Hill, I .ake Waccamaw, Democrats; Wth District (one seat): incumbent Thomas E. Wright Jr., Wilmington. N.C. Senate. I Nth District (one seat): incumbent R.C. Soles Jr. and Claude Spivev, Tabor City, and Ron Taylor, Elizabcthtown. Democrats. Ocean isle Baiks At Sformwater Study claimcd the town council reneged on agement." there would he no separate yes-or its earlier vote to have the sewer and Her husband Charles added, "This no vote on whether voters want a stormwater issues on the ballot to- referendum is not going to mean a sewer system and spoke in favor of gether. thing either way." a recommendation by Klinker to However, council members said .. .. , .... . .. send residents a letter explaining the ,. , .. . .. , . ,, . (. ouncilman llcro Klinker said. .... the wording of the Apnl 5 ballo ,he refercndum ,ai|s jt would systems est,mated costs revenue was dictated by the Bond Counc.l bab| ^ v(),cs ?? sources and timetable Tins .s very and the State Treasurer s office. m ? confusing to lay people. It is to mc. ? .u iii i i the sewer system. , ..& 3 1 v I nis is the only legal way we could 7 she said. hold a legally binding referendum, l ouncii members said they Council member Cherri Cheek said Town Attorney Mike Isenberg. haven't discussed what they will do said, "We were elected to vote the "Your obligation to us has been if the referendum fails, but admitted way we think the people of the corn neglected." said island resident Judy that a failure would not legally pro- munity want us to vote I feel confi Van Winkle. "You approved a mo- hibit them from continuing to pursue dent council will do what we feel is tion that you would not proceed the sewer system. best." without a referendum for both a Council member Julia Thomas The vote to proceed with the ref sewer system and stormwater man- said she was surprised to learn that erendum was unanimous. Fire*rl C*hnmhf*r Fypr ? mm m m m m m m m am m HB m m BY ERIC CARLSON Holiis B. (Holly) Richards, the former executive vice president of the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce who filed and later dropped a sexual harassment lawsuit against the chamber and two former board members, plans to bring a new complaint before the court this month. Richards' attorney, William Shell of Wilmington, filed an application and order extending time to file a complaint with the Brunswick County Clerk of Superior Court last week. Like the first suit, the new action names the chamber and board members Terry Barbee and Annette Odom as defendants. Shell was out of his office Tuesday and could not be reached for comment on the details of the planned law suit. According to the application, the action will seek damages in excess of $10,000 for "wrongful discharge, breach of contract, malicious interference with con tract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negli gent infliction of emotional distress and fraud and mis representation arising out of (Richards') termination of employment on April 17, 1992." In September, 1992, Richards filed a lawsuit alleg ing that she was fired "on account of her sex" and was "subjected to sexual innuendo, suggestions, advances and harassment" by Odom and Barbee. The 20-page complaint claimed Richards was dismissed after she refused sexual advances by the defendants and de clined invitations to participate in "nude hot-tubbing" Plans New Lawsuit parties with chamber members. The charges were denied in a response to the suit that claimed Richards was fired for failing to fulfill her job duties auu which alleged (hai she "engaged in ex cessive drinking during times she was supposed to be working" at the 1991 North Carolina Oyster Festival, a chamber-sponsored event. On Feb. 1, 1993, Richards dropped her lawsuit. In filing the withdrawal. Shell said the his workload made it impossible to carry the case forward at that time, "but more importantly that information had developed which would indicate additional causes of actions which might be brought against the defendants." Shell said it was Richards' intention to reinstitute the lawsuit "within the appropriate time." The request for an extension of lime to file the suit was submitted one day short of the one-year deadline for re-opening the case. In the meantime, Odom and Barbee last June asked the court to order Richards to repay their defense costs for what their attorney called her "frivolous" lawsuit against them. Calling her allegations "scandalous and without merit factually or legally," Winston-Salem at torney Michael Greeson Jr. said his clients had in curred "a substantial amount of costs" defending against the action. Greeson's motion for sanctions against Richards has yet to be heard in court. Shell has indicated that Richards' new complaint will be tiled on or before Feb. 21. Recruitment Panel To Present Recom (Continued From Page 1-A) help all individuals in our system," we demand that the playing field he he said. equalized." board members, a number of school In his own experiences, Stanley Stanley said that the system may system employees and surprise at- said he has becomc aware of "how need U> accelerate minority rcciuii tendee Don Warren, chairman of the simple it can be to educate children ment efforts to make up for past lack Brunswick County Hoard of and how difficult adults can make of attention, but not at the price of Commissioners. it." quality. , . , c. i ?11 At . As an administrator Stanley said "We don't just'want a black.'We In his remarks. Stanley called lor . . , . . ? . ' . . ..... , . f? . , ... ?? . ' . he was shocked to walk into class- want qualified peop e who can go in lundamental changes in support of , ... .. .... . i .u u? . , . c ,, ? rooms and find that some i>l his lor the classroom and do the job, he the plan and of overall improvement , , , .... .. . . 3 of the schools mer ,eac'lers cou'tin 1 control their said. classes, didn't have lesson plans. Aggressive recruiting outside and "We believe the plan is a viable weren't doing their jobs. inside the system is needed, not just solution to begin addressing what "We have got to gel serious about by system employees charged with we consider a very serious problem, the education business and stop let- the task, but by everyone concerned, but not too serious a problem to ling it be iust a'talk* show," he said Once in the system Stanley said mi solve. We believe it will not only "We do not want favoritism shown noritv pj'.vjnnel must also be sup help minority individuals but will to minorities in hiring practices, but ported and given opportunities for little tvpe Use the Classifieds whether you're buying or selling. THE BRUNSWICK$BEACON 754-6890 mendations upward mobility. Urging that the report not "he come another piece of trash to be ?SWCJ/l UIIVIV>I it IU^, klutlliv t .1UIU it cruitment of minority instructors is "urgent and necessary" to provide positive role models for all children. "Whether minority or Caucasian, we need good people," he said. "Liverybody in business and industry is going after the very best people. We need to do that too We need to say we want good people in every classroom." He urged an end to backstabbing, negative rumor-mongering and self defeating actions at every level of (he system, and asked the school board to move "above petty politics, petty vendettas, personal agendas and talk education. 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